The Malta is fully supported by Linux&nbsp;2.4 and Linux&nbsp;2.6. Since generally the main CVS tree on linux-mips.org is more geared towards development a separate [[Net_Resources#Anonymous_CVS|Malta CVS]] repository that's geared towards absolute stability on Malta.

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The Malta is fully supported by Linux&nbsp;2.4 and Linux&nbsp;2.6. Since generally the main GIT tree on linux-mips.org is more geared towards development a separate [http://www.linux-mips.org/git?p=linux-malta.git|Malta GIT] repository that's geared towards absolute stability on Malta.

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Malta with 20Kc core card

The MIPS Malta is an ATX formfactor evaluation board made by MIPS Technologies. It supports a large variety of processor options; common processor types are 4Kc, 4KEc, 5Kc or a 24Kc core. The Malta board has four 32-bit PCI slots that are usually clocked at 33MHz and onboard Am79c970 PC-Net PCI Ethernet. It has Intel 82371AB PIIX4 (aka Southbridge) onboard which provides two PCI IDE (one for CompactFLASH socket), USB 1.1, and conventional PC-compatible peripherials : two i8259 IAC, i8254 timer, mc146818 RTC and CMOS e.t.c. The Malta has also a SuperIO chip behind a PIIX4 PCI/ISA bridge wich provides 16550 compatible DUART, LPT, floppy controller and PS/2 keyboard and mouse. The Malta can operate in big endian or little endian mode. This is accomplished by a BIGEND switch on the board.

Malta board may be equipped with various "core cards". A core card includes a CPU, a system controller (aka Northbridge) and SDRAM module.

Firmware

Linux support

The Malta is fully supported by Linux 2.4 and Linux 2.6. Since generally the main GIT tree on linux-mips.org is more geared towards development a separate GIT repository that's geared towards absolute stability on Malta.